Grandma and Grandpa Fathauer Come to Visit

My parents came today to watch Ethan at our house....it had been almost 4 weeks since they saw him last so they were very excited to spend the day with him.

Ethan was equally as excited to see them....

First he got a bottle....




Then he talked to Grandpa...





and laughed at Grandpa....




and stood up like a big boy...






then he was pooped and had to sit down:-)

Ethan's First Trip to Chicago

Ryan, Ethan and I went to Chicago this weekend and stayed with our friends Megan and Joe...we had a fantastic time and Ethan got lots of love and attention.

Ethan and George

Such a Serious Little Man!

"I'm not sure I want to take a bath...it's so cold and I'm so comfortable w/Daddy."


"Okay Mom, are we going to do this or what!?"


"Seriously, put the camera down so I can take a bath and get to the most important thing of the day....my bottle!"


"okay, this isn't so bad!"

SO what if my ears stick out a little, I am still absolutely adorable!

But I'm Not Tired Mom!

I Love Television!

No matter what direction we face Ethan if the television is on he will twist his head, no matter how awkward, to find it...and he gets upset when we turn it off! Boy are we in trouble!

Getting ready in the morning

Bath Time!!

Videos For Mommy

I went to Chicago this weekend with my high school friends to see the Broadway version of Dirty Dancing. I rode the train up Saturday morning with Christy and Jill and then came back early Sunday morning. While I was only gone for about 30 hours total, I missed my little man terribly! Ryan, being the amazing husband and father that he is, sent me videos of Ethan throughout the day...here are a few of them for your enjoyment! Be sure to have your sound turned up because Ryan's commentary is priceless:-)

Mommy in Mourning

Well, this past week was my first week back at work full-time and it was a crazy one! I haven't had time to post anything new to the blog because I have been spending all of my free time loving on little Ethan....I have to say that I have a newfound respect for working moms!!

I will be back to posting next week, promise!

If one feels the need of something grand, something infinite, something that makes one feel aware of God, one need not go far to find it. I think that I see something deeper, more infinite, more eternal than the ocean in the expression of the eyes of a little baby when it wakes in the morning and coos or laughs because it sees the sun shining on its cradle.
-- Vincent van Gogh

What a good little sleeper!

Ethan and Daddy

Soccer World Here we Come!

Last night I took Ethan to watch Ryan play indoor soccer...I thought that we would try out the Baby Bjorn before we left the house...he can almost see over the front!

Like Father Like Son

We have noticed in the last week or so that Ethan likes to stare at the television....

And just like his father he prefers to be in control of the remote!

Ethan Loves Grandma and Grandpa

My parents drove to Springfield Saturday to get their "Ethan fix"...after all, it had been a whole week since they saw him last:-)

He was a little sleepy at first


...but quickly woke up and was quite talkative!!

Happy New Year

Babies are bits of stardust, blown from the hand of God.
-- Barretto